How Many People Are Named Samael?
An estimated 484 people in the United States have the first name Samael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Samael peaked in popularity in 2022 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
484
About 1 in 708,170 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
62 births
Total Registered
488
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samael
Samael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 488 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Samael as a male name
Ranked #2,898 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (62 births)
Samael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samael span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 245 babies were registered. Samael remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Samael by Decade
How has Samael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samael by State
Birth registrations for Samael span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Florida, Arizona, California. On average, about 37 Samaels were registered per state.
Samael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samael
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Samael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samael?
We estimate approximately 484 people named Samael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 708,170 Americans share this first name.
Is Samael a common name?
Samael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 488 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samael most popular?
Samael reached peak popularity in 2022, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samael is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samael a male name?
Samael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samael Smith, Samael Johnson, Samael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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